It might be a good idea for HDF.jl to load and provide JLD.jl for a short deprecation period.
On Friday, July 17, 2015, Matt Bauman <[email protected]> wrote: > How should packages that depend upon JLD update their REQUIRE files? > Should they just tag a new version that requires JLD instead (or in > addition to, if they also use HDF5's capabilities)? > > On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:14:27 AM UTC-4, Tim Holy wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> If you use HDF5/JLD, the next time you update packages you probably want >> to >> say Pkg.add("JLD"). JLD has been split off from HDF5 into a separate >> package, >> so when HDF5 updates you will lose JLD functionality unless you add the >> new >> package. >> >> Going forward, you only need to say "using JLD" rather than "using HDF5, >> JLD." >> That said, there's no harm in the latter, and you'll need it anyway if >> you're >> in the habit of using HDF5 functionality like creating groups, etc. >> >> Best, >> --Tim >> >>
